The Huaihe River is in eastern China, between the Yangtze River and the Yellow River basins, spanning the five provinces of Henan, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu and Shandong. The Huaihe River, known as the Huai River in ancient times, is also known as the "Four Rivers" together with the Yangtze River, Yellow River and Jishui. It is one of the seven major rivers in China. The Huaihe River originates from the valley on the northwest side of Taibaiding, the main peak of Tongbai Mountain in the west of Tongbai County, Nanyang City, Henan Province. It has a total length of 1,000 kilometers and a drainage area of approximately 270,000 square kilometers.
Where is the Huaihe River?
Historically, the Huaihe River was a river that flowed into the sea alone. It was first recorded in the oracle bone inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty. The word "Huai" appears in the Zhongdingwen of the Western Zhou Dynasty. The geographical work "Yu Gong" of the Spring and Autumn Period records: "The Huai River leads from Tongbai, meets Si and Yi in the east, and enters the sea in the east." The ancient Huaihe River to the west of Xuyi was roughly similar to the present-day Huaihe River. After reaching Xuyi, it turned northeast, passed through Huaiyin and eastward, and entered the sea at Yunti Pass in present-day Lianshui County.
According to legend, a short-tailed bird called "Huai" lives by the Huaihe River, hence the name "Huai River". Since the Yellow River once diverted the Huai River into the sea in history, the Huai River was divided into the Huai River System and the Yishus River System, with the Abandoned Yellow River as the boundary. The Huaihe River System was to the south of the Abandoned Yellow River, and the Yishus River System was to the north. The basin areas are 190,000 km2 and 80,000 km2 respectively, with the Grand Canal and Huaishu Xin River running through them.
The Huaihe River Basin is located in eastern China, located at 111°55'~121°25' east longitude and 30°55'~36°36' north latitude. The basin starts from Tongbai Mountain in the west, Funiu Mountain is bounded by the Yellow Sea to the east, the Dabie Mountains, the Jianghuai Hills, the Tongyang Canal and the south embankment of the Rutai Canal to the Yangtze River, and the south embankment of the Yellow River and Mount Tai to the north and the Yellow River Basin. The basin area is 274,657 square kilometers.